Fish

Flounder

It lives on the bottom, so both eyes are on top of its head.

Fish →

Some sources below mention late-game locations or progression.

Base sale value

100g

Normal-quality base value before professions and profit-margin settings. Not purchase price or profit.

At a glance

Edible: Yes
Catch difficulty: 50
Movement pattern: sinker

Fishing

Rod fishing: Beach

Location: Beach
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Ordinary time: 06:00–20:00; end exclusive
Ordinary weather: both
Minimum skill: 0

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
Location season: spring or summer.
Magic Bait can bypass some season/time/weather gates, but not every catch condition.

Rod fishing: Island SouthLate-game source

Location: Island South
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Ordinary time: 06:00–20:00; end exclusive
Ordinary weather: both
Minimum skill: 0

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
Magic Bait can bypass some season/time/weather gates, but not every catch condition.

Rod fishing: Island South EastLate-game source

Location: Island South East
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Ordinary time: 06:00–20:00; end exclusive
Ordinary weather: both
Minimum skill: 0

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
Magic Bait can bypass some season/time/weather gates, but not every catch condition.

Rod fishing: Island South East CaveLate-game source

Location: Island South East Cave
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Ordinary time: 06:00–20:00; end exclusive
Ordinary weather: both
Minimum skill: 0

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
Magic Bait can bypass some season/time/weather gates, but not every catch condition.

Rod fishing: Island WestLate-game source

Location: Island West
Spawn season: No season gate on this entry
Ordinary time: 06:00–20:00; end exclusive
Ordinary weather: both
Minimum skill: 0
Fishing area: Ocean

Candidate source, not a guaranteed catch. Default and location rules are merged, ordered and checked against your cast and save.
Magic Bait can bypass some season/time/weather gates, but not every catch condition.

Fish Pond production

Pond produce: Flounder

Stocked fish: Flounder
Candidate output: Sea Jelly × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: 2 days

Sea Jelly

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 9 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Flounder

Stocked fish: Flounder
Candidate output: Sea Jelly × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: 2 days

Sea Jelly

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 7 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Pond produce: Flounder

Stocked fish: Flounder
Candidate output: Roe × Runtime-defined
Reproduction time: 2 days

Fish Pond production, separate from catching a fish. The lowest-precedence matching pond rule is used; production and output selection remain conditional.
Requires population 0 or higher, plus any pond population quests.
Output rolls, population and animal-cracker effects can change quantity. A candidate is not a guaranteed daily product.

Cooking & crafting

Sashimi — cooking

Used as an ingredient

Output: 1 × Sashimi

Show 63 more related items

Linus: 3 friendship hearts; recipe delivery/letter progress must also be satisfied.
Equipment: A kitchen or usable Cookout Kit.
1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).

Recipe ingredients & learning sources →

Maki Roll — cooking

Used as an ingredient

Output: 1 × Maki Roll

Show 65 more related items

Listed in The Queen of Sauce broadcast recipe pool; broadcast date, rerun selection and whether you watched it matter.
Recipe offer at Saloon; shop access and stock rules still apply.
Equipment: A kitchen or usable Cookout Kit.

More conditions & notes (3)

1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).
1 × Seaweed.
1 × Rice.

Recipe ingredients & learning sources →

Seafoam Pudding — cooking

Used as an ingredient

Output: 1 × Seafoam Pudding

Fishing level 9; recipe learning follows the game’s level-up/progression handling.
Equipment: A kitchen or usable Cookout Kit.
1 × Flounder.

More conditions & notes (2)

1 × Midnight Carp.
1 × Squid Ink.

Recipe ingredients & learning sources →

Quality Fertilizer — crafting

Used as an ingredient

Output: 2 × Quality Fertilizer

Show 64 more related items

Farming level 9; recipe learning follows the game’s level-up/progression handling.
Equipment: Crafting menu; no workstation specified by this recipe.
4 × Sap.

More conditions & notes (1)

1 × Any fish (substitutions must match this selector).

Recipe ingredients & learning sources →

Machine processing

Bait Maker → Specific Bait

Inputs / alternatives: 1 from the required input group
Output candidates: Specific Bait × 5–10
Processing time: 10 in-game minutes

Equipment: Bait Maker
Input alternative: Pufferfish
Input alternative: Anchovy
Input alternative: Tuna
Input alternative: Sardine
Input alternative: Bream
Input alternative: Largemouth Bass
Input alternative: Smallmouth Bass

Show 64 more related items

Input alternative: Rainbow Trout
Input alternative: Salmon
Input alternative: Walleye
Input alternative: Perch
Input alternative: Carp
Input alternative: Catfish
Input alternative: Pike
Input alternative: Sunfish
Input alternative: Red Mullet
Input alternative: Herring
Input alternative: Eel
Input alternative: Octopus
Input alternative: Red Snapper
Input alternative: Squid
Input alternative: Sea Cucumber
Input alternative: Super Cucumber
Input alternative: Ghostfish
Input alternative: Stonefish
Input alternative: Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Angler
Input alternative: Ice Pip
Input alternative: Lava Eel
Input alternative: Legend
Input alternative: Sandfish
Input alternative: Scorpion Carp
Input alternative: Midnight Carp
Input alternative: Clam
Input alternative: Mutant Carp
Input alternative: Sturgeon
Input alternative: Tiger Trout
Input alternative: Bullhead
Input alternative: Tilapia
Input alternative: Chub
Input alternative: Dorado
Input alternative: Albacore
Input alternative: Shad
Input alternative: Lingcod
Input alternative: Halibut
Input alternative: Lobster
Input alternative: Crayfish
Input alternative: Crab
Input alternative: Cockle
Input alternative: Mussel
Input alternative: Shrimp
Input alternative: Snail
Input alternative: Periwinkle
Input alternative: Oyster
Input alternative: Woodskip
Input alternative: Glacierfish
Input alternative: Void Salmon
Input alternative: Slimejack
Input alternative: Midnight Squid
Input alternative: Spook Fish
Input alternative: Blobfish
Input alternative: Stingray
Input alternative: Lionfish
Input alternative: Blue Discus
Input alternative: Son of Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Ms. Angler
Input alternative: Legend II
Input alternative: Radioactive Carp
Input alternative: Glacierfish Jr.
Input alternative: Goby
Output candidate: Specific Bait

The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
Specific Bait is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.

Fish Smoker → Smoked Fish

Inputs / alternatives: 1 from the required input group
Output candidates: Smoked Fish × Runtime-defined
Processing time: 50 in-game minutes

Equipment: Fish Smoker
Input alternative: Pufferfish
Input alternative: Anchovy
Input alternative: Tuna
Input alternative: Sardine
Input alternative: Bream
Input alternative: Largemouth Bass
Input alternative: Smallmouth Bass

Show 65 more related items

Input alternative: Rainbow Trout
Input alternative: Salmon
Input alternative: Walleye
Input alternative: Perch
Input alternative: Carp
Input alternative: Catfish
Input alternative: Pike
Input alternative: Sunfish
Input alternative: Red Mullet
Input alternative: Herring
Input alternative: Eel
Input alternative: Octopus
Input alternative: Red Snapper
Input alternative: Squid
Input alternative: Sea Cucumber
Input alternative: Super Cucumber
Input alternative: Ghostfish
Input alternative: Stonefish
Input alternative: Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Angler
Input alternative: Ice Pip
Input alternative: Lava Eel
Input alternative: Legend
Input alternative: Sandfish
Input alternative: Scorpion Carp
Input alternative: Midnight Carp
Input alternative: Clam
Input alternative: Mutant Carp
Input alternative: Sturgeon
Input alternative: Tiger Trout
Input alternative: Bullhead
Input alternative: Tilapia
Input alternative: Chub
Input alternative: Dorado
Input alternative: Albacore
Input alternative: Shad
Input alternative: Lingcod
Input alternative: Halibut
Input alternative: Lobster
Input alternative: Crayfish
Input alternative: Crab
Input alternative: Cockle
Input alternative: Mussel
Input alternative: Shrimp
Input alternative: Snail
Input alternative: Periwinkle
Input alternative: Oyster
Input alternative: Woodskip
Input alternative: Glacierfish
Input alternative: Void Salmon
Input alternative: Slimejack
Input alternative: Midnight Squid
Input alternative: Spook Fish
Input alternative: Blobfish
Input alternative: Stingray
Input alternative: Lionfish
Input alternative: Blue Discus
Input alternative: Son of Crimsonfish
Input alternative: Ms. Angler
Input alternative: Legend II
Input alternative: Radioactive Carp
Input alternative: Glacierfish Jr.
Input alternative: Goby
Output candidate: Smoked Fish
Additional consumption: Coal

The first applicable machine rule wins. One valid output is selected; listed alternatives are not simultaneous yields.
Smoked Fish is an output family; flavor, value and other fields depend on the actual input.
Additional consumption: 1 × Coal.

More conditions & notes (1)

This flavored output uses the input quality.

Gifts & recipients

Base item taste; acceptance still depends on the recipient and current save.

Liked by

Sebastian

Neutral for

Demetrius · Elliott · Linus · Pam · Willy

Show progression-sensitive recipients

Leo — Requires the host’s island introduction progress. Home changes after the host’s move-to-the-valley event; this is not a fixed daily schedule.

Disliked by

Abigail · Alex · Caroline · Clint · Emily · George · Gus · Harvey · Jas · Jodi · Leah · Lewis · Marnie · Maru · Penny · Robin · Sam · Shane · Vincent · Wizard

Show progression-sensitive recipients

Dwarf — Positive friendship gains require understanding Dwarvish. The taste itself is unchanged; access to the Dwarf’s area is separate.
Kent — Arrives in year 2; not present in year 1.
Krobus
Sandy — Ordinary friendship/gifting requires the Oasis introduction event to have been seen by at least one player. Reaching the Desert also depends on your travel options.

Hated by

Evelyn · Haley · Pierre

Ordinary tastes describe base items. Quality, birthdays and other friendship modifiers are separate; special items use their own handlers. Gift guide →